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Low Carb Carrot Cake
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Low Carb Carrot Cake

This weeks recipe is a Low Carb Carrot cake!  Yes, we said Low Carb Carrot cake. If eaten in moderation and factored into your daily macros it is a desert that someone doing keto can enjoy.  
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword easy low carb recipes, keto desserts, low carb desserts
Servings 15 People
Calories 569kcal
Author Cjsketokitchen.com

Ingredients

Carrot Cake

  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter (Melted)
  • 1/2 cup Surkin Gold or other Brown Sugar Substitute
  • 1 cup Sugar Substitute We used So Nourished Monk Fruit Eryritol Blend
  • 5 Eggs At Room Tempature
  • 2.5 cups Almond Flour Blanched and Finely Milled
  • 1/2 cup Unsweetened coconut flakes
  • 2.5 tsp Baking Powder
  • .5 tsp Sea Salt
  • 2 tbsp Cinnamon
  • 2 tsp Ground Ginger
  • 1 tsp Nutmeg
  • 2 cups Carrots Grated and Loosely Packed*
  • 1.5 cups Walnuts Finely chopped, Reserve some for top of Carrot Cake
  • .5 cup Heavy Whipping Cream

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 12 oz Cream Cheese Full Fat, and at Room Temparture
  • 3/4 cup Unsalted Butter Softened
  • 1 1/4 cup Natural Sweetener We used So Nourished Confectioner
  • 3/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream

Instructions

Carrot Cake

  • Preheat over to 350 degrees
  • Grease both the bottom and side of your two 9 inch pans, line the cake pans with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl cream your butter and sugar substitutes until light and fluffy
  • Begin adding your 5 eggs.  Add one egg at a time, and mix in between each egg.
  • Add 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream and mix well.
  • Add your freshly grated carrots and mix well, until fully combined.  
  • In another bowl combine your almond flour, baking powder and spices.
  • Add the your dry ingredients to the wet ingredients a small amount at a time and mix well.
  • Stir in your chopped walnuts and unsweetened shredded coconut.  *We suggest you stir in only 1/3 of your nuts and reserve some to use in topping your carrot cake.
  • Transfer your batter evenly between the your two cake pans.
  • Bake for 35 minutes or until you insert a knife and it comes out cleanly.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • While your cakes are baking lets make our frosting
  • Mix on high speed your softened cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy.  Scrap your bowl often as you mix.
  • for the best results use a whipping attachment if possible.
  • Next add your powdered natural sweetener a little at a time and continue to mix in. 
  • Add in (drizzle) your heavy hipping cream a little at a time and continue to mix.
  • Frosting Your Cake
  • After cakes have cooled completely (we suggest using a cooling rake). Place the first layer on a cake plate and begin frosting your cake.  Starting from the center outward.
  • Add the next layer and repeat frosting steps.  Frost the tops and sides completely, be patient and gentle (make sure your cake is cooled)
  • Sprinkle remainder of nuts on top of the cake for presentation.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

*4 net carbs per slice
*3.5 oz slice of cake
 
**All nutrition information is approximate. Please read and use your own labels for more precise information.  We spend a lot of time trying to calculate accurate nutritional information however it is not an exact science.**

Nutrition

Serving: 125g | Calories: 569kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 56g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 195mg | Potassium: 286mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 4190IU | Vitamin C: 1.2mg | Calcium: 153mg | Iron: 1.7mg